No toilet paper? Pine cones perfect option amid pandemic shortages, park service jokes

[TexasTowelie]

Toilet tissue is again tough to find in the pandemic, and that’s fueling an odd conversation about alternatives on the National Park Service’s Facebook page.

It began with an official, but tongue-in-cheek park service post of a bear studying a pine cone.

“With the toilet paper supply running low, deciding on the best pine cone became a bear necessity,” NPS officials wrote. “Don’t worry. It’ll be pine.”

The joke comes as toilet paper and disinfectant shortages have been reported across the country in recent weeks, as news has spread of an uptick in COVID-19 cases, McClatchy News reported. As a result, “retailers are once again limiting purchases to prevent shortages on popular items.”

Read more: https://www.macon.com/news/nation-world/national/article247346774.html

[Hermit-The-Prog]

1. Order from amazon, get lots of brown paper. Order from walmart, get useless plastic air pillows.

[Hotler]

16. Be careful, brown paper and paper towels, my not dissolve like toilet paper in the sewer pipe system.

Don't want no clogs.

[LSFL]

2. "Uptick of cases"?

A bit of an understatement.

[PCIntern]

8. Caught my eye as well..

“She’s a tiny bit pregnant...”

[lillypaddle]

3. Ouch! nt

[beachbumbob]

4. at least they didn;t say Poison Ivy

[TexasTowelie]

5. Yes, we should be grateful. nt

[OnDoutside]

6. There was a great thread here, back in April, where I discovered the wonderful world of

bidet attachments for toilets

[Buns_of_Fire]

9. I like the IDEA of a bidet.

The idea of cold water under pressure splashing up on my naughty bits, not so much.

I assume I could hook it up to the hot water, but scalded naughty bits don't sound all that much fun, either. Besides, hot water is never hot when you first turn it on.

[OnDoutside]

11. There are options ! This one heats the water for you

There plenty of other easy options out there too.

[Buns_of_Fire]

12. Thanks! If I ever have money again, I'll look into it, fer sure. nt

[OnDoutside]

13. I hope to remodel our house sometime next year, and it's something I'm definitely thinking about.

[TexasTowelie]

14. I'm shocked that you object

given your username. Wouldn't you want to the flames out by any means possible pronto?

[Klaralven]

7. Spruce or fir might work better. They are shaped more like corn cobs, the other alternative

[pansypoo53219]

10. where's the sears catalogue when you need one.

[Hotler]

15. You can get cinnamon scented pine cones at Home Depot a Lowe's. nt